Notices by NatalyaD (natalyad@disabled.social)

Lazyweb question. Does anyone know of a detailed and accurate overview of built-in assistive tech stuff in iOS and MacOS? I need to update my basic knowledge of what is available and prefer not to just rely on Apple but hear from disabled users who can give realistic commentary on the features.

@goatsarah I'm not sure that's real as I have a close trans friend who is good friends with Coles and AFAIK he's not transphobic. Did you see the source?

@goatsarah who are these weirdos who think medics read the damned notes. None of them know how healthcare works in reality.

@cstross Not only women/genderqueer people but disabled academics/students need this stuff too.

There needs to be:
* Information about what trips actually entail so people can plan access.
* Supportive culture where people are allowed to have needs that differ from one another.
* Clear ways to ask and get specific stuff.
* Sharing what might work (Karen Darke for example is paraplegic but still did & does geology and other 'extreme' environment trips post-injury https://www.karendarke.com/)

@cstross I work with disabled students and I've tried (and often failed) to get trip-leaders to give clear advance info and consider ways to adjust things.

One occasion, despite extensive discussions about distance/terrain in advance, a disabled student of mine was left sat for 3 hours on their own sat on a rock cos the terrain was not as described & therefore inaccessible. We'd have hired a specialist wheelchair or done a different thing IF the leader hadn't lied to me/student.

ICQ vs Teams. So very true. I'm probably going to have to get a new work computer with days of reconfig cos so much is not saved properly in our profiles cos Teams just Cannot Cope and is eating 97% of the RAM constantly even when not in a video call.

Image now ALT texted. I thought it was described but re-seeing my boost in timeline the image wasn't described, so can only assume I was having a stupid last night and you get this post instead.

@KaraLG84 @GreenSkyOverMe Altho I have seen posts of an animal sitting quietly, but that could be dog people putting dogs in everything, the sort of people who use the Caturday hashtag for dogs...

@goatsarah I couldn't agree more. I'd love to have a prehensile tail!

@goatsarah OK That made me giggle out loud.

Actually I need a new mattress... But unlike those grifting .....s I will buy my own.